Description of three new species previously identified as Stolephorus bengalensis (Dutt & Babu Rao, 1959) or Stolephorus insularis Hardenberg, 1933 and a re-description of S. bengalensis (Chordata, Osteichthyes, Clupeiformes, Engraulidae)


	Stained scale removed from right side of mid-body (above anal fin) of Stolephorus bengalensis, BMNH 1969.5.30.34–45, 47.8 mm SL, Chennai, India (left-right inverted; scale bar indicates 0.5 mm).

Part of: Hata H, Lavoué S, Motomura H (2022) Description of three new species previously identified as Stolephorus bengalensis (Dutt & Babu Rao, 1959) or Stolephorus insularis Hardenberg, 1933 and a re-description of S. bengalensis (Chordata, Osteichthyes, Clupeiformes, Engraulidae). ZooKeys 1121: 145-173. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1121.84171